EXHIBIT 10.48
December 17, 2004
Majorem Ltd:
6 Maklef st., Holon
58672
Israel
Gentlemen:
This letter agreement shall represent a legally binding
agreement
(the
"Agreement") by and between
Majorem Ltd ("Majorem") and Interplay Entertainment
Corporation ("Interplay") pursuant to which Majorem hereby
grants to Interplay
the sole and exclusive
worldwide right, outside of the country of Taiwan,
to
publish, promote, distribute
and otherwise exploit the interactive software game
known as "Ballerium" (the "Game") on the PC. Interplay shall also have
prequel/sequel rights. The term of this Agreement
shall commence on the date of
the full execution of this
Agreement and shall continue for the economic life of
the product. Majorem shall
have audit rights customary in the industry, upon ten
days written notice and limited to one audit per fiscal year with at least
twelve months between each
audit. Interplay may
sublicense or assign its rights
to a third party without the express written consent of Majorem and
Majorem
hereby consents to such
sublicenses and
assignments.
All rights not
expressly
granted to Interplay
under this
agreement are reserved to Majorem
and/or its
respective
licensors.
In consideration
of the grant of rights
described above, Interplay
shall pay to Majorem a fully
recoupable
advance in the amount
of $300,000 (the
"Advance") in United States
currency as set forth below. Interplay shall pay to
Majorem $300,000 within 90 days of signing this
Agreement (the "Initial option
period").
Interplay shall,
at its own
discretion,
pay the Advance in twice a
month installments of no less
than $20,000 (the "Installment") each. The Initial
option period shall be extended by 15 days upon receipt by Majorem of each
Installment payment. The first $20,000 Installment will
be made within 45 days
from signing this
Agreement.
Upon payment of the first Installment, Majorem will resume
development
of the Game and reinstate the
online Beta testing allowing consumers to download
the game and play it by
accessing beta testing servers provided by Majorem.
If Interplay fails to pay the full $300,000 advance as prescribed,
then
all rights granted to Interplay under this agreement shall revert to Majorem
and/or its respective licensors, at which time Interplay will only retain
an
interest in the Game up to
the amount of all Installments it will have paid.
Interplay will provide the commercial servers, hosting allowing online
access to the game,
billing and access
customer service while Majorem will
provide all game content and
in-game customer
service. Interplay agrees that
Majorem's name will be used in all publications made in conjunction to the
product, including prompt
labeling of any media carrying the product.
Following payment by
Interplay of the Advance, Majorem shall receive
the following additional
royalty payments (the "Royalties") associated with the
exploitation of the
game:
Twenty percent (20 %)
of Interplay's Net
Retail Receipts (as
defined
below) from all sales and
distribution
licenses of the Game.
For purposes of
this Agreement, "Net Retail Receipts" shall mean the gross receipts
actually
received and earned by Interplay from sales or distribution licenses of the
Game, less the following
amounts:
(i) Any
applicable taxes on the sale or license of the Game;
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(ii)
Amounts reimbursed by customers such as insurance or
shipping;
(iii) Any
cash discounts, freight discounts, mark down allowances
or
marketing funds required from customers;
(iv)
Any commissions and/or
distribution fees that
must be paid in
conjunction with the sale or license of the Game;
(v) Amounts
for returns, such as credits or refunds;
(vi)
Currency exchange fees incurred by Interplay;
(vii) No
royalties to be paid on Product furnished by Interplay on
a
so called "no charge" basis as demos to dealers or
journalists;
(viii) With
respect to direct sales, all out of pocket costs, such
as
telephone charges and fulfillment costs;
(ix)
A marketing allowance
not to exceed 15% of gross sales; and,
(x) Cost of
goods.
Fifty percent
(50%) of Interplay's Net Online Receipts (as defined
below) from all online
subscriptions giving
access to the Game. For purposes of
this Agreement, "Net Online Receipts" shall mean the gross receipts
actually
received and earned by Interplay from sales of online subscriptions giving
access to the Game, less the
following amounts:
(i) Any
applicable taxes on the sale of subscriptions to the
Game;
(ii)
Credit card chargebacks;
(iii) Any
third party hosting fees that must be paid in conjunction
with the maintenance of servers allowing online access to
the
Game;
(iv)
Any third party
customer service fees that must be paid
in
conjunction with the subscriptions giving access to the
game;
(v) Any third
party billing fees that must be paid in conjunction
with the processing
of subscriptions giving access to the
game;
(vi)
Amounts for credits or refunds;
(vii)
Currency exchange fees;
(viii) No
royalties to be paid on accesses furnished by Interplay
on
a so called "no charge" basis as demos to dealers or
journalists;
(ix)
Any
expenses that must be independently paid to Majorem in
conjunction with
in-game customer
service it is required
to
supply.
Any deductible expenses that are made to parties
related to Interplay
(Such as
subsidiaries, Major shareholders and others)
will require Majorem's approval in
advance.
Following full recoupment by Interplay of the
Advance, such
Royalties shall be
paid within sixty days after the end of each
of Interplay's
fiscal quarters
(January, April, July,
October). In-game
customer-service expenses will be paid
in advance, according to a quarterly
plan submitted by
Majorem and approved by
Interplay at the product
launch and then by the first day of each of Interplay's
fiscal quarters.
Majorem represents,
warrants and
covenants from the date hereof
and
throughout the term of this
Agreement to Interplay, its successors, sublicensees
and assigns that the Game is
or will be original to Majorem and/or exclusively
owned or licensed by Majorem
outside Taiwan;
that the Game does not
violate or
infringe upon any rights
(intellectual property
or other) of any third parties,
that Majorem has full legal
right and authority
to enter into this
Agreement;
and that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Majorem will not
violate or cause a breach of
any other agreement to which it is a party.
A party hereto
shall be deemed to be
in default of this
Agreement in
the event that party breaches
any covenant,
representation or warranty it makes
in this Agreement or if any
representation or warranty is or bec